Tag Archives: Weed Control

• By Tom Barber • Horseweed (marestail) has always been an issue at spring burndown prior to planting. In the early 2000’s, it became a much bigger problem in the southern …

Soybean varieties differ with respect to levels of tolerance or sensitivity to saflufenacil. Alabama Extension specialists have researched and recorded soybean varietal responses to saflufenacil applications for the past two …

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Taviuim Plus VaporGrip Technology, a premix from Syngenta that contains dicamba and S-metolachlor. State registrations are pending. The premix can be used preplant, at …

• By Charlie Cahoon and Wes Everman • Most folks are trying to put the 2018 growing season behind them, especially with the abnormally wet, hurricane-ridden, and drawn-out harvest season. However, …

• By Larry Steckel • Clethodim is quickly replacing glyphosate as the “go-to” herbicide for grass control in West Tennessee. It began a few years ago as folks found that ryegrass …

The Southern Weed Science Society recently honored Larry Steckel, a professor with the University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences, with the Outstanding Educator Award. The award was presented at …

After receiving recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval, Valent U.S.A. recently launched Fierce MTZ Herbicide as a stand-alone liquid formulation. The Walnut

Helm Agro US Inc. has added Zone Elite to the company’s “Zone” herbicide family for U.S. soybean growers. The newcomer is a pre-emergence herbicide for broad-spectrum

The newest University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture weed scientist says he expects to rack up more than a few miles of field walking as he learns more about …

American Vanguard Corp., also known as Amvac, has acquired the quizalofop line of herbicides from Corteva Agriscience. The primary uses are in soybeans, canola and pulse in the United States …